A Makeover with Details

Modern masculine style in a Hollywood Hills home.

A timeless Hollywood Hills home imbued with a Bill Blass sense of style from designer Mary McDonald.

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Hollywood Hills Living Room

Hollywood Hills Living Room

McDonald gives the restrained living room a jolt with unexpected trims and pillows made from graphic vintage necktie fabrics. Ebonized Greek key klismos chairs designed by McDonald are covered in Edelman's Napoli leather in ebony. The curtains are Austyn gray cashmere by Ralph Lauren, with red undercurtains of striped silk from F&S Fabrics. On the mantel, a Piranesi print is propped against a mirror from Williams-Sonoma.

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Living Room Mantelscape

Living Room Mantelscape

A classical mantelscape in the living room: A Piranesi print in a gilded frame rests in front of a mirror from Williams Sonoma; 18th-century bronze candlesticks are from Ceylon et Cie, Dallas.

Hollywood Hills Living Room

McDonald gives the restrained living room a jolt with unexpected trims and pillows made from graphic vintage necktie fabrics. Ebonized Greek key klismos chairs designed by McDonald are covered in Edelman's Napoli leather in ebony. The curtains are Austyn gray cashmere by Ralph Lauren, with red undercurtains of striped silk from F&S Fabrics. On the mantel, a Piranesi print is propped against a mirror from Williams-Sonoma.

Robert Trachtenberg

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Living Room Mantelscape

A classical mantelscape in the living room: A Piranesi print in a gilded frame rests in front of a mirror from Williams Sonoma; 18th-century bronze candlesticks are from Ceylon et Cie, Dallas.

Photo by Robert Trachtenberg

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18th-Century Secretary

Mary McDonald created a glamorous bachelor's house in Los Angeles, steeped in drama and elegance. She and the client collected several antique Piranesi prints, including this one above the 18th-century secretary in the living room. The tablescape includes a vintage leather rhinoceros from Lawson & Fenning, horns and skulls from Sueño, and reproduction urns from the catalog Source Perrier.

Photo by Robert Trachtenberg

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19th-Century Partner's Desk

Atop the living room's 19th-century English partner's desk, McDonald composed a vignette inspired by still life painting and her client's love of chess. The 18th-century ivory chinoiserie chess set is House of Staunton, and the reproduction boar is from Sylkan.

Photo by Robert Trachtenberg

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Dining Room with Regency Table and Chairs

Dining room walls are Frank Blue by Sherwin-Williams — a conservative, masculine color that's sexy in this context. The mahogany table and chairs are 18th-century Regency; diamond-weave rug is from Dash & Albert.

Photo by Robert Trachtenberg

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The Den

In a cozy corner of the den, a cream sofa with black armchairs serve as neutrals for a collection of boldly patterned pillows. A faux-zebra rug covers a sisal carpet.

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Sofa with Nailhead Pattern

A bold nailhead pattern punctuates a white duck sofa. The yellow curtain stripe is picked up in the bold pillow and carries through to the ottoman, which holds a basket of vintage billiard balls.

White Kitchen

The Patio

This outdoor patio truly feels like a room, thanks to curtains of Sunbrella fabric in natural with red trim from West Coast Trim. Indian inlaid Regency-style chairs are from Singh Imports. The striped outdoor rug is from Ceylon et Cie; the pair of rattan ottomans and the wooden sphere on the coffee table are from Mecox Gardens; the resin wicker sofa and chairs are from Restoration Hardware. A Moorish-inspired mirror hangs from the pergola on industrial chains. On a table under the mirror are an antique iron armillary sphere from Nathan Turner and an oxidized urn from the Wisteria catalog.